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'''Mario Party DS''' is a party game that was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007. It is the tenth ''Mario Party'' game and the second one released on a handheld (not counting the arcade and [[e-Reader]] releases). It is also the only [[Nintendo DS]] release for the series and the last installment of the series to be made by [[Hudson Soft]], which would later close down and merge with Konami.
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=Story=
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[[Mario]] and his friends (as well as [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]) receive an invitation to a feast at [[Bowser]]'s Castle, apparently as an attempt to atone for his bad deeds. This is naturally a trap, with Mario and his friends being shrunken by a device called the Minimizer and scattered while Bowser went to search for the Sky Crystals. They decide to stop Bowser and at the same time compete with each other to decide who will be the Superstar who will face Bowser.
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=Gameplay=
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The game utilizes gameplay similar to the console ''Mario Party'' games and is divided into modes. Unlike the single player-oriented ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', ''Mario Party DS'' allows four player games to be played through DS Download Play. As with most games, there is a single-player Story Mode as well as Party Mode where the player can play freely against human or computer opponents, and a Minigame Mode for playing all the minigames that have been unlocked. There is also a Puzzle Mode, a Multiplayer Mode that activates the DS Download Play and an Extras Mode which contains two-player modes. There are 74 minigames, some of which utilize the DS's touch screen and microphone.
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The game uses the following eight playable characters:
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*[[Mario]]
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*[[Luigi]]
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*[[Princess Peach]]
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*[[Princess Daisy]]
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*[[Yoshi]]
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*[[Toad]]
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*[[Wario]]
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*[[Waluigi]]
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=Legacy=
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==Ports/Remakes==
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*It was released for download on the [[Wii U]] as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in 2016.
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==Sequels==
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The next ''Mario Party'' game was ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' for the Wii, which would not be released until 2012. The next handheld ''Mario Party'' would be ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2013.
  
 
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[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: Nintendo DS Games]] [[Category: Mario Games]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 28 September 2018

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Mario Party DS
Full Title Mario Party DS
Developer Hudson Soft
Publisher Nintendo
System Nintendo DS, Wii U Virtual Console
Release Date Nintendo DS
JP November 8, 2007
US November 19, 2007
EU November 23, 2007
AU December 6, 2007
KO May 22, 2008
Wii U Virtual Console
US/PAL April 21, 2016
JP April 27, 2016
Genre Party
Gallery GH Gallery
Rating ESRB: E

Mario Party DS is a party game that was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007. It is the tenth Mario Party game and the second one released on a handheld (not counting the arcade and e-Reader releases). It is also the only Nintendo DS release for the series and the last installment of the series to be made by Hudson Soft, which would later close down and merge with Konami.

Story[edit]

Mario and his friends (as well as Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong) receive an invitation to a feast at Bowser's Castle, apparently as an attempt to atone for his bad deeds. This is naturally a trap, with Mario and his friends being shrunken by a device called the Minimizer and scattered while Bowser went to search for the Sky Crystals. They decide to stop Bowser and at the same time compete with each other to decide who will be the Superstar who will face Bowser.

Gameplay[edit]

The game utilizes gameplay similar to the console Mario Party games and is divided into modes. Unlike the single player-oriented Mario Party Advance, Mario Party DS allows four player games to be played through DS Download Play. As with most games, there is a single-player Story Mode as well as Party Mode where the player can play freely against human or computer opponents, and a Minigame Mode for playing all the minigames that have been unlocked. There is also a Puzzle Mode, a Multiplayer Mode that activates the DS Download Play and an Extras Mode which contains two-player modes. There are 74 minigames, some of which utilize the DS's touch screen and microphone.

The game uses the following eight playable characters:

Legacy[edit]

Ports/Remakes[edit]

Sequels[edit]

The next Mario Party game was Mario Party 9 for the Wii, which would not be released until 2012. The next handheld Mario Party would be Mario Party: Island Tour for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013.